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The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20
The Art OF Falling.

a party of bicyelists were travelling
along the maeadamized road beyond
Carondelet, when they met a funeral
procession. They separated, some
going on one and some on the other
side of the hearse. The horses became
frightened and SHE'D to one side. In
SO doing the pole of the hearse swung
into the bicycle of a rider, and, lifting
machine and rider, carried them against
a fence at the side of the road to which
the horses had run. The bicyclist was
not injured, nor was his machine broken.
However, Irrst. ray that bicycle riders
are z aiso.. st %eps 'I Reet 81 St, although they
patgo charming own v - later to f HaRtns III rat Zen
nally really int After a man has fallen
once at a cost he learns how to gather
himself before he reaches a landing
st. Louis Gtobe-DemoCrdt.
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Aclspttaictnre.

shampoolng, acupuncture or piercing
OF the body with needles, and the burn
ing OF moxas on the skin have from the
earliest times formed the staple of Jap.
ancse surgical skill. The blind and
dumb have always been educated in the
first two, and have acquired e~xtraordi-
nary skill as shampooers in many mus.
cuiar and intestinal complaints. They
are allowed to combine music and
money lending with their main calling,
and go about toward evening with a low
whistle for a street cry. The best OF
these shampooers know oil the superb
cial muscles, and their services are called
In for headache, hystcria and paralysis.
Degrees, too, were conferred on them,
with ceremonial robes and white wands
surmounted by wooden balls. The
medical school, established A.
D., $50, had a Professor oil
shampooing with ten pupils and an
other of acupuncture with 30. In 500
i've acupuncturists were attached to the
imperial palace, being paid by the
month, and obliged to keep up theil
knowledge of their own subject as well
as OF the pulse, surgery, botany, and
prescribing by studying particular ks.
Acupuncture is not an invention Of the
Japanese--thc first treaties upon it being
attributed to u Chinese under the Sung
dynasty-although the form of the nee
dies used and-the mode of their employ
ment have been much improved upon by
them, tubul IT needles, for instance, were
invented in 1858. It should not be for
gotten that Asclep'ades, in the first cen
fury of u era, recommended needle.
puncture for dropsy. The operation
consists in driving gold, silver or steel
needles, from one-half to three quarters
of an inch into the flesh. The needles
are of various forms and have spirally
grooved handles for the better twirling
OF the instrument. The operator holds
a needle lightly with the let
hand resting the point upon the
skin of the patient. He then in
serts it by a slight tap ID the handle,
given with a small wooden mal,et held
in the right hand. The needle is then
gently pushed and twirled until il
penetrates to the proper depth, and after
q few seconds is slowly Withdrawn in
the sam manner, the skin about the
puacture being subsequently chafed for
a few moments. The number of
perforations made at one time varies
from one to twenty, and they are
oftenest made in the abdomen, to which,
however, they are not confined; special
treatises laying down the spots to be
| pierced in various diseases, and ono
division of study Distinguishing on the
back the so-callcd hollow spots (more
than a hundred in nu~mbeO-when the
ends Of the nerve-ibres are found-for
the application of the needle 0 the
moxa. A faint effort was made to intro
duce the Japanese needles into England
and France in 1926, lut although
combined with electricity, it came to
nothing. Westminster Review.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20
A Thoughtfnl Conductor.

Once there was a conductor to whom
it occurred, without any instructions
from the superintendent, that it would
be a clever thing to have the porter of
the sleeping-car take up the tickets, SO
that the passengers who had to go to
bed late and got up before daylight
might not be aroused between times
with cries of "Show your tickets" One
day a rich old gentleman, who was s1sr-
prised at such thoughtfulness, inquired
the nams of this public benefactor,
and, making his will shortly afterward,
left the good conductsr $4,000 in
United States 4 per cents. This oc-
Cured on O Dakota road.
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r7ornt,,as Of d Veu York La,oyer.

John Il. Parsons, Joseph II. Choate
and lawyers of their standing make
about s75, 600 ! year cach,n said a rising
member Of the Bar recently, but If all
the money made By all the lawyers 10
The CITY Of New York were equally
divided among them, each one would
pro.ably receive for ais share about
Sf0o0.-IEpoch.
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A Vanishing TfDas

They were a fine race-deny it who
will-these old Virginia %squires; pro-
yincial and prejudiced, perhaps, but
full Of originality and manly independ-
ence. Their ideas, it is true, are not
those of the latter half OF the nine
teenth century, but the men themselves
are passing rapidly away, and their
ideas with them. Those who have
known them can only regret that a
strong, picturesque, and admirable
type of Anglo-Saxon has disappeared
forever from the ranks of u great
family implanted by q single master
hand of contemporary date.-Bt0ck'
goods Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20
Tfnhk for RoaIfzftsk.

The largest ~persslanent electric light
installation ever placed ID q single build
inp ii probably that which has been for
some months III operation at the winter
nalace III the Czar 81 Russia. The in
terror il Illuminated by 12, 600 incandes-
ceut lamps, and the exterior By 90 pow
erfnl ares. The dynanaos. including
reserve machines, number twenty-sixss
and The eight engines are capable ot de-
velopiag $500 horse power
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20
A Nay Kind of Nail.

A new kind of nail, for attaching
holdings and other light lumber,
which leaves no n~ail-holes, is made
with o point at each end and with an
outwardly projecting head or shoulder
midway between the points. The nail
is first driven into the wood by means
OF a punch, which straddles the pro-
truding point and bears on the head.
When enough have been driven in the
molding is placed over the nails and
driven down.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20

THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
A Dangerous Habit.

It is not at all uncommon tosee people
scratching the passages into the ears
with pins, especially hairpins, TOOTH
picks, ear scoops, pencils, etc. The habit
is a very dangerous mt Many cases of
serious Inflammation of the ear and per-
manent deafness have resulted from it.
The advice "ncver put anything into
your ear but the end of your elbow"
ought to be heeded.-[Boston Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20
g1.e Bone CaUes or Mentone

The bono caves of Mentone, France,
arc most remarkable tombs Of the AMI
mails If nd earlier 6 NJ. A, Gaudry
reports that the SIX cayerns once M
habitcd By auateinary man have yielded
no less than $40. 900 fragments Of an-
eipuf animals Belonging 70 III species
'of vcrtebratcs and III spec.es OF IN
yertebratea.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20

SOME observations made in France
by NJ. Cosson may throw light upon
many mysterious fires. In one instance
spontaneous firing arose from an air
current heated ct II degrees L. only.
The wood slowly carbonized at that
temperature, and, being thus rendered
extremely porous, q rapid absorption
of oxygen resulted, and sufficient heat
was then produced to infiame the dry
material. In another case the warmth
from the air-holo of a stove was suf-
ficient to set fire to the woodwork.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20
Whoopins Cough Cure.

d.. Mohn of Christiana communicates
to his Norwegian confreres q new method
OF treatment for w%hooping cough, for
which he claims remarkable. results, the
disease being cured in a single night.
Ills plan consists simply in the thorough
distinction, by means of burning
sulphur, of the rooms. clothing, ETC.,
used by the affected children. The
children are taken out of the room, the
bedding, furniture and play things are
exposed, and two ounces of sulphur are
burned for every 100 cubic feet of space
in the room. After the room has thus
been exposed to the sulphurous acid
fumes the affected children are allowed
to return and occupy it. AS a result of
this treatment, it is claimed hat attacks
of coughing are Immediately alleviated,
and often entirely disappear.
How TO AIiay the Pain of Bee Sttngs.
Nearly every boy and girl, whether
living in the country or city, has at some
time been stung, by either q bee or a
wasp. At the time of the sting the
pain has so occupied the attention, that
you did not stop to consider whether
the sting was inflicted by Cd bee Or a
wasp nor did you at the time admire the
mechanism by which the sting was in
f;cted. All are aware that the sting is
actually painful, and that it is inf
by one-.he rear, er tail-end tine "a =
insect. Some one has humorously
called this the Cuisines end" o f~tbe
insect. All should know that a drop of
water of Ammonia, (often called
''spirits of Hartshorn,' y applied to the
place will usually at once relieve the
pain caused by these stings, as we'll as
those of the mosquito. If ammonia is
not at hand. a little baking soda, mixed
into a stiff paste with water, may be
applied. In the absence Of both of
these, apply a plaster of mud. If no
application eln be made, the pain will
soon pass away, and we may then we'll
consider how the wound was inflicted.
-[American Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20

IT looks bad to see bedbugs crawling
over a lady's bonnet as she is wearing
it; but it appears worse for a woman to
be circulating SANDER, gossip, and
stories she haabeardaseven if the bad
ones are all tise WI
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20

It is said that the eae!weiss, the famous
flower of the Alps, is found on Mount
Rainier, in Washington territory.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20
entand variety OF

emit and variety VI
Many Pc of ito Take Goa
Liver Oil on TRAITS unpleasant tasVe.
This dif1cultx wears ag6vercome in SCOTS
EMULSION of 6grench, buOl with Hyp9phos'
phites. 1t beinged. Thelble as milk ana the
most valuabl rssessment5wnf for the treatment
of Corsumptidrty cr6fula and Bronchitis,
General Debili trakNasting Diseases of Chill
dren, Chronic baleghs and Colds, has caused
physicians in asdearts of the world to use It,.
Physicians re- at our little patients take 1T
with pleasureggrry SCOTS Emulsion and Dc
convinced. lY
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The Moons Maanektsns.

hlgner, an Austrian meteorologist,
LIDS a have ascertainei after careful
sas~astigatioa that the loon has an in
saease On 4 magnetizsd needle varying
Massk It's de ineation. Tao phenomenon
said n b more prominently notice.
zRs when tlls noon is near the earth,
A9 IA BE- vcry marked when she u
ae from the full to her first or sec
@ aaarter. The disturbances are
sna n b IN their maximum when the
i IN tho plane of the equator, and
Curing the southern than IL is
slle northern dcclination .NoW
flH the Inst century 100 lakes II
n0l have sabsidcd and disap-
Assersaiag II d. a. Bohn 4
sIsaa Society oI Y.eanas
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20

THOSE who are never weary car
never know how sweet rest is.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20

The tree overthrown by the wind had more
branches than roots.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20

TIENITILINIy N"AN"
To those acquainted with our
to say that the Invalids' Hotel
branch establishment located at
England, have, for many years.,
the most largely patronized ana
the world for the treatment an
arise from youthful indiscretions
We, many years ago, establish
treatment of these diseases, I'm
the most skillful physicians an'
that all who apply to us might r.
| Council of the most experiences
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CAUTION.

made (which can only be ascertained o;
m~icroscopieal examination Of the urine
curative In one stage or condition are n
in h we have never, therefore, atte
for general sale through druggists, reG:'
diseases. although possessing very SUPER
well from an extensive experience 3 a
fi1l course is to carefully determine the
each case by a chemical and mioroscol
urine. and then adapt our medicines 20
ease and condition of our patient.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-08-20

E.n#rr n-FHE.I
of inexperienced
urinary fistniR. al
relief and cure.
skill of our specii
trated treaties on
intrust this class
dangerous procee'
doing, while thous
treatment. Send
for q large, iilustr
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ton of patients, Who Gals,
successfully treated at tE
practice of chemical analysis ar
the urine in our consideration OF
diagnosis, in which our Institute
naturally led to a very extensive,
organs. Probably no other inst
largely patronized by suffers froi
and world-famed Worlds Dispe
specialists have acquired. tlroue
great expertness ia determining
and, hence, hage been successful
for the cure of each individual c.
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DISEASES OF |
| DIGESTION. |

affecting the liver and other !
lions to the process of digestl
infrequently mistaken by botl
maladies, and treatment is emf
disease which does not exist.
of the Digestive Organs will q
ten cents in postage stamps.
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WONDERFUL
| SUCCESS.

constituted q leading !
and Surgical Institute,
inquiries for n complet
maladies, written in a
lished @ large Hlustra
sent to any address on
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diseases contract them 1nuoceIIIIy;
on doing good and alleyiating sun
we cannot imagine. Why any on
than most honorable to cure the
we cannot understand; and yet Q
afaict mankind there is probably 7
general practice know so ilttle: y
heretofore, to treat with our pest go
all applicants who are su1efinS ITO
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| STRUCTURE.

cess. TheGe are July uf
Urinary Diseases. Sent
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@ The treatment of Diseases of the
Nasal, THROAT a ar Rsssf Sssal anS da aSnEFs' E EsSn as
ANN -~- gifts, Bronchitis. Asthmla, and
AHn Consumption. both through CORE
LUNG DISEASES. s sSsss sn l,a sPs al 1 sbe iasii5'n''6n'' eons'i-
EEzEzwzEN We nuhlish three separate books on Nasal,
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OUR FIELD o. SUCCESS.

namnhlcts On nervous diseases, any one of which will be sent fol
ten centsi n postage stamps, when request Tor them Is accompanied
) with a STATEMENT of a ease for consultation, so that we may Know
which one of our TreatseS to send. .u.,-
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COMMON SENSE AS TED

IT. is venknown fact and lone that appeals to the Judgment every hmkmg. person that the physician WM
his whole time to the study and ntmt m ,S nMmh 9@n MT gWg s@Manmon to yc class
M in ma of the World who have become famous hed devoted their live I" SeA special pT@n OF s@9
nv By u aGnh @ @%TH@@%% @s %hs %@a %#@@% Mm Hp@s@% CAS- 81 I'D dg@ @ tMMh n mS@s 6
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| DISEASES OF
| WOMEN. |

The home physiciansJ Il
specialists. Rooms for
vate. Send ten cents IL
ON Diseases of Women.
colored plates t1O page
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WJLNss-fIundredS OttcaseS OF the WOIsb LOVE
Of structures, many of them greatly aggravated
by the careless use of instruments in the hands
physicians and surgeons, causing false passages
i'd other complications, annually consult MS fol
alists ia proved by cures reported in our illus
these Inaladies, to which we refer with pride. II
Of cases to physicians of small experience is
ding. Many a man has been ruined Tor me ny e
particulars of your case and ten cents IN stamp
ated treaties containing many testimonials.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-09-17
pat" DOMAIN and His Bible.

Ffo" rue H'No'iV 'OHH'I tfdf fH-fHS
Colonel Pat Douan, the Western ora
tor, who says he is going to be the priest
to unite the North and South by means
of marrying off lot of pretty girls from
Dixie to young men in the North has had
many narrow escapes. He saved his life
once by abstaining from game of poker
and reading the Bible. A few years after
the war he was passenger on big Mis-
sissippi steamboat bound to st. Louis
from New Orleans. The Colonel was
asked to take hand in a game of draw
poker that was going on the forward part
of the cabin. 1t was Sunday morning,
and sudden impulse seized him to read
something instead of playing poker. He
had nothing to read until he thought of
little Bible that pretty young girl
cousin gave HIM i'll New Orleans, exacting
promise from him that he would sooner
or later look between its leaves In order
to keep the poker players and the men
who watched the game from Laughing at
him if they saw him reading Bible, he
went to his state-room, situated about
the middle of the cabin. He had been
reading from the Psalms of David about
ten minutes when terrific explosion
took place, killing outright all the poker
players and the men i'll the front part of
the cabin. The Colonel was badly shaken
up, but he managed to save half dozen
ladies by fighting a LOT of 6eckhands and
capturing small boat. lie took to the
water after pushing off the little boat
filled with women, and was picked mp
three miles below nearly frozen to death
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-09-17
He showed the Wrong Gard

From TIE Peoria tW.) TRANSCRIPT.
A story is told in regard to christen-
ing in the lower end of the city. Mother,
father and infant were on hand. Also
the godfather. The good old priest pro-
ceeded with the ceremony until it was
necessary to name the child. The god
father, as usual in such cases, had writ.
ten the name on card, and when the
ceremony had reached this point he dived
into his vest pocket and handed out one.
The priest took it, glanced over it, and a
look of horror came over his face. The
godfather TUNED as red as the gils of a
turkey gobbler, went down in his pocket
again, reached out another lrd, handed
it to the priest, and received in return
the one he had first given the good man,
and the ceremony proceeded without fur
ther interruption. The one he had first
handed to the priest read, Il am some
what of a liar myself"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-09-17

glass windows and aroused AL the other
people in the Berkeley, several of whom
armed themselves with bed Stats and
stood guard at their own doors.
While the orgy was at its height Mr..
Bates crawled from under the wreck of
his furniture and rushed into the street,
shouting for assistance, clad in only one
breezy undergarment. a Newport po-
liceman was accidentally found, but he
refused to risk his lite by entering Mr..
Bates apartments, and that gentleman
was obliged to take refuge elsewhere.
When tired out with their racket May
and Miller withdrew and went to their
hotel to sleep OF what an questionable
Newporter would designate as their
load -
The cowardly policeman was dismissed
from the force, and Fred May was told
to leave the house of wealthy New
York lady, where he was a guest. Miller
apologized profusely for his part in the
affair and offered to repair all the dam
ages at his own expense. Fred May at
once left for Narragansett. If he does
not apologize to Mr.. Bates he will be ar
rested for assault and malicious mischief
and brought back to Newport for trial.
Fred May is well known figure in So
cety in New York
Upon the death of his father some
years ago he fell heir to large fortune
the greater part of which has been squan.
dered in dissipation. He is - years old
and good looking, and Tor long time
did his best to outdress Berry Wall, but
was at last forced to give up the contest
\ year or two ago he owned fast Yacht
and the vessel was the scene of many
wild uproar. Df late it is said that his
financial condition has not been of the
best and that the holders of many OF
his checks have been trying to make life
unpleasant for him.
May entered tie billiard room of Geo
Slosson, on West Twenty-third street.
Ole night about two Yeas ago aud threw
his cane at the head OF a negro attendant
The color@d man grinned and returned
the cane. May gave him a - bill and
then stood him against the wall and
threw the stick at him in harpoon fahion
until he became weary of the spot. 1t
was profitable amusement to the negro,
for every time that May missed hitting
him he gave him -.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-09-17
In RrIef, And To The Point.

Dyspepsia is dreadful. Dsoraered liver
is misery. Indigestion is foe to good ma
ture.
The human digestive apparatus is one of
the most complicated and wonderful things
i'll existence 1t is easily put out of order.
Greasy food, tough food, sloppy food, bad
cookery, mental worry, late hours, irregular
habits, and many other things which ought
not to be-, have made the American people
nation of dyspepticS.
But Green's August Flower has done a
wonderful work i'll reforming this sad bust
ness and making the American people 81
healthy that they can enjoy their meals and
be happy.
fem"mh"r:-No happiness without health
Bur Green's August Flower brings health
and happiness Ia the dSspeptic. Ask your
druggist for "A bottle Seventy-tive cents. :,
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sseuaa:::n IL Nev,.,.:s .y.as !. : Lag.

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Neuralgia. We guarantee it to cure any
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to give immediate relief ia chronic cases
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On receipt of 30 cents, in TWO cent stamps,
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money if satisfaction is not given.
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A Good Annette

Is essential to good health; but at this sea
son 1t Is often lost, owing to the poverty
or impurity OF the blood, arrangement OF
the digestive organs, and the weakening
effect OF the changing season. Hoods Sar
sapariIla is a wonderful me diciue for Great.
Ing an appetite, tonirg the digestion, and
giving strength to the whole system. Now
Is the time to take it. BE sure to get Hoods
SarSaparllla q
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-09-17
FRED MAY ON A RACKET.
He freaks Up IA Bachelors Apartment in
Newport

Newport.
A Ii the swclls in New York and lots of
people who are not Swells know Fred May,
the dashing young society man whose
many escapades both in New York city
and elsewhere have given him a reputa-
tion which Sunday school scholars should
not strive to emulate.
The story which comes from Newport
of Mr. Mays wild antics in that highly
respectable resort of fashion was much
commented upon and brought up many
recollections of the jovial Mr.. Mays do
ings in New York at various times. Fred
evidently found the atmosphere too thin
for his blood on Monday night, and he
stirred it up in a glowing, Silver Grill
way which has thrown the fashionable
people into Spasm Of CONSERVATION. In
company with Mr.. ii. Ray Miller, whose
name is not unknown to the champagne
cocktail mixers of the Hoffman House
and the Brunswick. Mr.. May called on
Charles +. Bates, a society young man of
New York, who occupied elegant apart
ments at the Berkeley, a fashionable bach
elor apartment house at Newport.
The call was made at the somew h It
unusual hour of \. NJ, and The two gay
yourg men did not wait for Mr.. Bates to
arise and admit them, but promptly
kicked the door down and entered his
rooms. Then they began the fun by
hauling Bates out of bed and piling the
furniture upon him. They smashed the
mirrors, threw shoes through the plate
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-15

TO take observations in my place, tomorrow.
II they all agree with mine, I shall take it
for granted that they indicate regular oc-
curTence Of what have just told you. More
especialy-do you hear, friendl ann anx-
iQas 70 learn whether Lydia viii be with her